These great ideas to keep kids from becoming socially isolated have come from Nicole Fabian-weber and the care.com website for the caregiver community. During this pandemic, when we need each other most, we’ve been forced into isolation. To say it’s ironic is an understatement. And while...
Your guide to what’s on this Australia Day and how you can celebrate it with the whole family....
A family movie night is not complete without popcorn! Try these simple flavour recipes to add a…pop to your corn kernels! Makes: 6 Ingredients 1 cup (200g) popcorn kernels 6 brown paper lunch bags or bowls Choc-Coconut Popcorn ¼ cup (60ml) maple syrup 1½ tablespoons sifted raw cacao or cocoa powder ¼ cup...
What’s on at the movies for the Summer school holidays? Little Women Based on the classic Louisa May Alcott’ American Civil War (1861-1865) family drama this new movie adaptation mostly stays true to the original storyline. Set in a time when women’s roles were clearly defined,...
Just in time for those summer holiday gatherings Donna Hay's Tuna Dip with Dukkah is a crowd pleaser! Ingredients 1 x 185g can tuna in chilli oil, drained and oil reserved 3 white anchovy fillets 250g cream cheese, chopped 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons extra...
In this tech-riddled era, an age-old board game still rules. A two-and-a-half-thousand-year-old board game holds out the promise of getting the kids off screens: chess. A lot of principles are built into the game, explains current South Australian chess champion and Adelaide dad to three children, 25,...
Forget young men playing Warhammer in dark rooms – the new people huddled over board games are families. Family boardgaming is back in a big way. “Boardgaming culture has blown up in the last decade, hitting the mainstream and moving from a ‘nerdy’ subculture to a...
Halloween is an exciting time of year for children. Combine dressing up with going out after dark to collect treats and you have child heaven. Being mindful of potential hazards can help to make sure that everyone has a fun, spooky and safe Halloween. Holly (9)...
Tim Burton returns, as only he can, with the weird and wonderful retelling of ‘Dumbo’. Walt Disney provided the original cartoon version in 1941 and Burton has retold the story with a vague nod to the original. Aided by the powerful use of CGI, the film...
A synopsis of the story The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is the sequel to the original 2014 film The Lego Movie. Five years after the events of the first movie, the persistently cheerful Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) and his brooding best friend Lucy/Wyldstyle (voiced...
